Eugene "Pooh" Jeter III (; born December 2, 1983) is an American-born naturalized Ukrainian professional

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player for the

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of the

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. A tall

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, he is a naturalized player for the Ukraine national team with his naturalized name being Yudzhin Dzheter (

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: Юджін Джетер).

Professional career

Jeter went undrafted at the 2006 NBA draft. He played his first professional season with the

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of the

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. In August 2007, Jeter moved to Europe and signed a one-year deal with

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of Ukraine. In August 2008, Jeter moved to Spain and signed a one-year deal with ViveMenorca of the

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. In September 2009, Jeter signed with

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. In November 2009, he left Unicaja and signed with

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of Israel for the remainder of the season. On July 21, 2010, Jeter signed with the

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. In August 2011, Jeter returned to Spain and signed with

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for the 2011–12 season. In September 2012, Jeter signed with

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of the

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. In July 2014, he extended his contract with Shandong for two more years. On March 21, 2015, Jeter signed with

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of France for the rest of the 2014–15 LNB Pro A season. On July 14, 2015, Jeter re-signed with the Shandong Lions for the 2015–16 season. In October 2016, Jeter signed with

Tianjin Gold Lions The Tianjin Ronggang Pioneers () or Tianjin Ronggang or Tianjin Pioneers are a Chinese professional basketball team based in Tianjin, which plays in the Northern Division of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). The Ronggang Import & Export Tr ...

for the 2016–17 CBA season. On April 11, 2017, he signed with Turkish club

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for the rest of the 2016–17 Basketbol Süper Ligi season. However he did not play for them because Beşiktaş was banned by

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from registering new players and the deal could not be completed. On January 1, 2021, Jeter signed with

BC Dnipro Basketball Club Dnipro ( uk, баскетбольний клуб "Дніпро"), commonly known as simply Dnipro, is a Ukrainian professional basketball club that is based in Dnipro. The home court of the club is Palace of Sports Shynnik. The wome ...

of the

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. On October 28, 2021, Jeter signed with the

International career

In 2013, Jeter helped the senior

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qualify for the

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for the first time since the

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broke apart, by being the team's leader in assists during the 2013 EuroBasket tournament, with an average of 4.1 assists per game.

Personal life

Jeter is the younger brother of sprinter

Carmelita Jeter Carmelita Jeter ( , born November 24, 1979) is a retired American sprinter, who competed in the 60 metres, 100 m and 200 m. For over a decade, between 2009 and 2021, Jeter held the title as "Fastest woman alive" after running a 100 m personal be ...

, a two-time IAAF World Athletics Final

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ist.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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EuroLeague

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References

External links

Liga ACB profile

CBA stats

eurobasket.com profile

EuroLeague profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jeter, Eugene 1983 births Living people 20th-century African-American people 21st-century African-American sportspeople 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup players African-American basketball players American emigrants to Ukraine American expatriate basketball people in China American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Israel American expatriate basketball people in Spain American expatriate basketball people in Ukraine American men's basketball players Baloncesto Málaga players Basketball players from Los Angeles BC Kyiv players Colorado 14ers players Fujian Sturgeons players Hapoel Jerusalem B.C. players Israeli Basketball Premier League players Joventut Badalona players Junípero Serra High School (Gardena, California) alumni Liga ACB players Limoges CSP players Menorca Bàsquet players Naturalized citizens of Ukraine NBA G League Ignite players Point guards Portland Pilots men's basketball players Sacramento Kings players Shandong Hi-Speed Kirin players Tianjin Pioneers players Ukrainian expatriate basketball people in France Ukrainian expatriate basketball people in Spain Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in China Ukrainian men's basketball players Undrafted National Basketball Association players